We tackled and finished our first room makeover in the new house. The office sits on the first floor next to the dinning room and right inside the front door. There is a large opening but currently no doors, we've spoken with a local woodworker and hope to have custom french doors created for the VIEW MORE
Selling Our First Home
The old house is officially packed up and moved over. I took Teddy back over to get a few photos of him on the island that Travis built (it will be staying with the house).Travis and I got engaged right before Christmas in 2015. We knew we would start looking for a house after the holidays and that VIEW MORE
Easter Gift Guides
Easter is quickly approaching along with warmer temps and sunshine! As I was browsing Amazon this morning I thought I would put together some gift guides for Easter, focusing on outdoor play. Below you will find a guide for babies, toddlers, kids, teens/pre-teens and for the whole family. Baby VIEW MORE
Simple Heirloom Art
Decorating our sons nursery I knew I wanted a neutral design with mixes of vintage and new art/decorations. There a couple of very special pieces in his nursery but I love this one. Here's what we started with, my husbands fishing lure collection from when he was a child (peep that 2nd place win) VIEW MORE
Antipasto Salad
This is a great versatile recipe that you can alter to exactly what you and your family like. We make this all summer long to enjoy for quick lunches and snacks. Works great as a side dish for dinner as well. VIEW MORE
Porch Makeover
Once we painted the exterior brick on our house it was time to tackle the porch. It was typical 1960s porch with metal columns and concrete steps. I kept all of that and used that as the structure for the renovation. I used 1x4s and concrete anchors to first cover the concrete, this is what I'll VIEW MORE
Philly Cheesesteak Stuffed Peppers
Another great weeknight dinner that can be thrown together quickly (save time and prep the veggies the day before or earlier in the day). There is so much flavor in this dish and bonus a great low carb alternative to the original philly steak sub! VIEW MORE
Instant-Pot Cheesy Bacon Chicken
Looking for an easy weekday dinner that has almost no prep! Look no further our cheesy bacon chicken dish is the perfect dinner for those busy nights. Serve over pasta, rice, zucchini noodles or just serve it on buns for sandwiches. The Italian seasoning gives just the right amount of flavor without VIEW MORE
Traveling Book Swap
FREE limited time only, gift at the bottom of this post! I love to read and lately I've been doing a lot more of it but we don't have a huge house and I don't like things to pile up, lay around or be shoved into drawers/cupboards. As much as I'd love to keep all the books it just doesn't make VIEW MORE
Christmas Centerpiece
I have been using the same Christmas centerpiece for the past few years and I love it!! The base of the centerpiece is an old barnwood riser. The trees are sitting on top and then I wrapped some garland around and through it and finished it off by sticking in a few berry picks. The lights I reused VIEW MORE
